The World Bank has agreed in principle to provide $ 500 million for India's National e-Governance Plan (NEGP) over the next four years. The Bank has approved the project concept and has given the green signal to support NEGP projects, a senior economist at the bank, Mark Dutz, said. The announcement was made at the concluding session of the NEGP workshop with States and Union Territories held here on March 11 and 12. The two-day conference coincided with the visit of the World Bank Preparatory Mission, which is currently in the country to discuss the objectives, scope, design and implementation arrangements of the project with the Government.